MIRACLE OF MIRACLES! MERCER SKATES!
BILL SCHERER'S FORMER SON-IN -LAW GETS MISDEMEANORS! - remember back in May when Tony Mercer got popped for trafficking and possessing all sorts of nasty chemicals, carrying at least one minimum mandatory prison sanction? Today we learned he escaped all felony charges.
Surprised? Outraged? Come on, get with the program. This is Broward baby!
Sure, the SAO from Miami Dade or Palm Beach may have been assigned, and Mercer does have one heck of a lawyer in Jeremy Kroll, but boy oh boy, this one sure smells funny. Grady, Adderley, Finkelstein, Huizenga, Loureiro and now Mercer ... the greatest hits in special treatment just keep on coming!
Didn't this guy supposedly confess? Are we now to assume that it was the Hollywood PD who wrote the reports?
This one really boggles the mind, even after factoring in the close personal ties of Mike Satz and the Scherer family. Look here for the laundry list of seven, count 'em, seven felony charges, and look here for the misdemeanor weed and bong charges that stuck. It's a miracle!
Does anyone see a pattern developing? Most importantly, do the young lawyers at the SAO who haven't already completely compromised their values get it? Can they still follow Satz's policies and imprison Blacks for cocaine RESIDUE, when even a blind man born without a nose can see and smell the stench?
Unbelievable, but entirely predictable. The arrogance is nothing short of astounding. Now there's nothing left to do except wait for ASA David Braun's reinstatement with all charges dropped, with the cop he allegedly slugged from behind being ordered to write Braun a letter of apology.
(Look here for the Mercer Probable Cause Affidavit, and here for the original media coverage)
From the Mercer PC:
"DEFENDANT STATED HE FILLED THE INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC BAGGIES WITH 1 GRAM OF COCAINE EACH, SAID THEY WERE SOLD AT $40-$60 EACH, AND NAMED A FRIEND WHO BROUGHT IT INTO THE WAREHOUSE. DEFENDANT SAID THAT THEY'VE BEEN SELLING THE NARCOTICS FOR OVER 3 MONTHS AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY PAYING THE RENT."
Attorney Alan Bernstein moved to disqualify Judge Fred Berman today from the en banc panel hearing Friday's aggregated Intoxilyzer 5000 Motion. APD Mindy Solomon is reportedly set to file on behalf of the remaining Public Defender clients tomorrow as well. Was the Judge surprised? Apparently, his office relayed a message to Bernstein's office indicating displeasure at Alan's actions. If such a conversation actually took place, would that rise to the level of commenting on the Motion? Does that mean the Judge has already decided to get off Bernstein's cases? Stay tuned, as it's anybody's guess what effect this will have on Friday's hearing, or whether Carlos Canet, on behalf of the majority of the defense attorneys, will change his mind about proceeding with the two Bermans on board.
Mardi Anne Levey Cohen is staying put - JAABLOG has been advised that Mardi Cohen is NOT switching races. She'll stay in her current race for County Court Judge, Group 1, against Jeff Backman, until the bitter end. Apparently, someone has been spreading rumors in the Courthouse and in the comments section of a highly regarded local blog that she's jumping ship. It's just not true. This should be a wild ride ...
Surprised? Outraged? Come on, get with the program. This is Broward baby!
Sure, the SAO from Miami Dade or Palm Beach may have been assigned, and Mercer does have one heck of a lawyer in Jeremy Kroll, but boy oh boy, this one sure smells funny. Grady, Adderley, Finkelstein, Huizenga, Loureiro and now Mercer ... the greatest hits in special treatment just keep on coming!
Didn't this guy supposedly confess? Are we now to assume that it was the Hollywood PD who wrote the reports?
This one really boggles the mind, even after factoring in the close personal ties of Mike Satz and the Scherer family. Look here for the laundry list of seven, count 'em, seven felony charges, and look here for the misdemeanor weed and bong charges that stuck. It's a miracle!
Does anyone see a pattern developing? Most importantly, do the young lawyers at the SAO who haven't already completely compromised their values get it? Can they still follow Satz's policies and imprison Blacks for cocaine RESIDUE, when even a blind man born without a nose can see and smell the stench?
Unbelievable, but entirely predictable. The arrogance is nothing short of astounding. Now there's nothing left to do except wait for ASA David Braun's reinstatement with all charges dropped, with the cop he allegedly slugged from behind being ordered to write Braun a letter of apology.
(Look here for the Mercer Probable Cause Affidavit, and here for the original media coverage)
From the Mercer PC:
"DEFENDANT STATED HE FILLED THE INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC BAGGIES WITH 1 GRAM OF COCAINE EACH, SAID THEY WERE SOLD AT $40-$60 EACH, AND NAMED A FRIEND WHO BROUGHT IT INTO THE WAREHOUSE. DEFENDANT SAID THAT THEY'VE BEEN SELLING THE NARCOTICS FOR OVER 3 MONTHS AND THAT IT WAS BASICALLY PAYING THE RENT."
Attorney Alan Bernstein moved to disqualify Judge Fred Berman today from the en banc panel hearing Friday's aggregated Intoxilyzer 5000 Motion. APD Mindy Solomon is reportedly set to file on behalf of the remaining Public Defender clients tomorrow as well. Was the Judge surprised? Apparently, his office relayed a message to Bernstein's office indicating displeasure at Alan's actions. If such a conversation actually took place, would that rise to the level of commenting on the Motion? Does that mean the Judge has already decided to get off Bernstein's cases? Stay tuned, as it's anybody's guess what effect this will have on Friday's hearing, or whether Carlos Canet, on behalf of the majority of the defense attorneys, will change his mind about proceeding with the two Bermans on board.
Mardi Anne Levey Cohen is staying put - JAABLOG has been advised that Mardi Cohen is NOT switching races. She'll stay in her current race for County Court Judge, Group 1, against Jeff Backman, until the bitter end. Apparently, someone has been spreading rumors in the Courthouse and in the comments section of a highly regarded local blog that she's jumping ship. It's just not true. This should be a wild ride ...
Really? I didn't see anything about Mardi switching races on Bob Norman's Pulp or Buddy Nevin's Broward Beat.
And if you want the source on the Mardi switching races, look no further than your tiny cowboy lunch partner, looking to distract attention from his own short-comings and opposition.
"do the young lawyers at the SAO who haven't already completely compromised their values get it?"
Why does JAABLOG do this. By demonizing all of the attorneys at the SAO you lose credibility. Some of us work here because we love our jobs. I dont think it is fair that to say that because an ASA has been in this office for a while they have no values. It is offensive to many of us that have been here a number of years and always try to do the right thing. I usually agree with a lot of the things written on here, but when you blanketly attack all ASA's I find it unfair and insulting.
.The Honorable Fred Berman, had the judicial nuts, to direct comments, in an inappropriate manner, to Bernstein's office, in an apparent dishonorable and unethical, effort to dissuade or influence an officer of the court, who, upon substantial grounds,moved to recuse Berman from hearing an issue which Berman's nephew is arguing before him?)First, Alan should be honored for having the balls to expose this corrupt and despicable misconduct and, unlike the majority of the Broward Bar, stand up to these a**hole judges who routinely behave in a manner that is immoral, unethical, corrupt and criminal. Lets hear the details of the lowly courts "threat" and to whom it was directed and who may have witnessed it. As a member of the Bar, in good standing, I am demanding that the laughable JQC aka" joke of a quackery coming"' launch an investigation into this outrageous and typical Third Reich maneuver. Never mind the impropriety of the thought of Freds nephew advocating before his bottom feeding uncle. Charlie Green was crucified for an off the cuff, relatively harmless, human comment (NHI) but this outrage is just gonna represent another standard routine here in the motherland. Does Tobin have the balls to act...will SOMEONE PLEASE GROW SOME IMMEDIATE GONADS AND SPEAK FOR THE SICK AND TIRED AND TELL THESE MOTHERF****** THAT THE GIG IS UP AND YOUR GONNA BE CALLED OUT ON YOUR SHIT? Alan, please contact the blog and provide details or call Bob Norman.....but waste not your precious time with the likes of BACDL aka Russell "worthless" Williams! Hang Levenson for his gay bashing comment, overlook O'Connor's perjury in her judicial application, let Anna skate despite her disgracing the bench.......walk Moldoff for bribing a homicide witness and wait until the media attention forces the state to act on the hollywood pigs fiasco, hang Diaz for exercising the first amendment !....When is it ever gonna end? Unless WE continue to expose this garbage and hypocrisy and ACT sending the clear and unequivocal message that the days of Dale are no longer!!! If enough of us demand a JQC intervention, maybe just to avoid themselves the embarrassment they deserve, they will actually develop some integrity and DO THEIR JOB!!! How many of you are going take a stand and use this forum as a tool in the war against the deeply rooted graft and corruption so ingrained in the Broward bench! Its because of the indifference and complacency of WE THE PEOPLE THAT THIS CONTINUES UNABATED!!! Berman needs to be called out NOW and held to the standard he is sworn to uphold!! Know this, Fred....your legacy may very well be dictated by circumstance that, may still provide you an enormous opportunity to BE A MAN, ADMIT YOUR POOR JUDGMENT AND FIX IT!! ANYTHING LESS WILL DEFINE YOU VERY EXISTENCE IN PERPETUITY. Are you a man, Fred, or just another weak, corrupt ego-maniacal fascist , who is at a cross road that will forever define your worthiness and character?
I guess the lesson is that when you have money you get off, also don't hire bill gelin since he has no idea how to litigate a case and the sao would not do anything for him after the constant bitching on the blog
Well Done!! Im certain Fred is well aware that, despite the hush and silence surrounding him as we speak, he is under the microscope........and, despite his apparent denial, he stepped into some deep doo-doo. This isnt just a Help Me Howard Character attack based on some Feiner type comment that was turned into a living nightmare by the Howard friendly media who, by their very nature, literally define reality. Maybe if the local rag thinks Howard's irratated by this they will repeat their sensationalistic propaganda and force the issue by EXPOSING THE CORRUPTION as a media outlet with journalistic integrity would. Korda's smoking weed in the park is front page.......Berman's alleged conduct is unacceptable in a just and free society that honors, protects and respects the constitution. Thats why it aint gonna make the back page under the oriental sponge bath ads. Why should it? Its just another day in Broward.
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Mr. Satz can't do his thing without willing participants. It's true that most ASAs are very good people but it's also imperative to realize that the double standards and corruption in Broward County will never cease unless the lawyers in the SAO stand up and say "enough's enough."
Seriously, how can you prosecute poor people in one fashion when cops and the connected get a free pass nearly every time out of the box?
How can you prosecute poor people based on a police report without questioning it after Hollywood, or, alternatively, disallow a police report like the one in Mercer which stated that Mercer admitted to selling drugs? What's going on here?
This place is disgusting. The drug addict addicted to pain pills gets 15 years and an accused drug pusher related to very powerful people doesn't even have to sweat out a court case?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hollywood/sfl-hollywood-cops-fake-report-b072809,0,350771.story
Hollywood police chief: We're thoroughly investigating cover-up case
"He also said he has asked the Broward State Attorney's Office to assist."
What a joke!
to ASA who's upset about being lumped in with the few bad apples. as i consistently say, most people in all walks of life and in every profession try to do the right thing most of the time; however, you have to understand that we defense lawyers have to deal with a state attorney's office that has MANY good people (cathy, melissa, josh, garret, etc.) but an inflexible policy that is obviously and blatantly unfair. our clients, made up of mostly average, lower and middle class people, working people, receive no discretion from your office. they are a file, a case number, a statistic, a conviction. your office policy is such that you would rather lose in trial then reduce a charge on a weak state-case. how do you expect us to react or feel when we see rich and/or powerful people treated diametrically different than regular people every single day? all we ask is consistency. treat everyone the same. we would love for you to be able to evaluate your own cases and make your own decision on whether or not you should prosecute, but we know that's not going to happen. so, if it's "prosecute everyone, no matter how weak the case," fine. but apply that standard to everyone. or expect criticism. my two cents.
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That someone spreading rumors of mardi switching races was none other than
lee seidman and paul backman and all for their own political reasons.
2 judges this county would be sooooo much better without.
When is paul backman up for election?
Lloyd is spot on. The problem lies with the dumb and immoral policies, not the people.
Amazing. Simply amazing. With an admission! Good job Kroll or shame on you Satz.
Here We Go Again: Two Hispanic Judges File For Re-Election
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Have Broward County voters matured enough to elect a Hispanic judge?
We’ll find out next year now that two incumbent Hispanic judges have opened re-election campaigns.
Broward Circuit Judges Carlos Rebollo and Carlos Rodriquez filed re-election papers in Tallahassee within the last week.
Both were appointed to the bench by Gov. Charlie Crist. They will be facing voters for the first time in 2010.
That may be the problem.
When three appointed Hispanic judges — Catalina Avalos, Pedro Dijols and Julio Gonzalez — ran last year for the first time, they lost.
Sad, but true: The loss was widely attributed to them having Hispanic names.
Having Hispanic names hasn’t deterred Rebollo and Rodriquez from running.
Rebollo’s treasure is Michell Bruckner, a Lauderhill CPA.
The judge is a graduate of Rutgers University and Drake University Law School. He was an assistant state attorney in Broward County from 1988-2007 and then ran his own firm. He was appointed in Nov., 2007.
Rodriquez was appointed in January. He went to Furman University in South Carolina and graduated the University of Florida College of Law in 1980. Before becoming a judge, Rodriquez was in private practice and was an assistant public defender in the 1980s.
Rodriquez’s treasure is Bill Laystrom, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer best known as a major Broward lobbyist.
From everything I heard, Rebollo and Rodriquez deserve to be easily re-elected. They would be, unless biased voters reject them because of their Hispanic names.
Rebollo and Rodriquez are two of three remaining Broward judges with an identifiably Hispanic name. The third is Judge Robert Diaz.
Judge Ana Gardiner is Hispanic, but her name isn’t.
Judge Mily Rodriquez-Powell could run as Mily R. Powell. That’s similar to what Judge Marina Garcia Wood did when she ran as Marina G. Wood.
I wish that we reached the point where a Hispanic name is not a detriment for a candidate.
But I wouldn’t count on it.
So, let me get this straight, the wife of the Fort Lauderdale Police Chief fires a few shots at him and she DOES NOT get a three year min. man. or 10-20-life?
Then, the husband of an ASA gets popped for Trafficking, and multiple felony possessions, is caught red-handed AND admits to it and he gets a couple of misdemeanors.
Strange, very strange...
more lawyers gotta start trying more sham cases to motivate the braindead following prosecutor to find a reason to do the right thing!! Not because its the right thing.....simply because they benefit by avoiding having to actually try the case! Why should they move a muscle when half the defense bar will sell his client out in a matter of seconds and plea to a min man all day long. These are the most blameworthy.......When I hear that shit I wanna puke....how do these guys sleep at nite, taking good money and pleaing the client to the min man on a first offense when, in all liklihood, he aint gonna get more if he loses!! un-freakin-acceptable but happens every day....and these guys somehow stay in practce. I will never understand......the whole courthouse knows who the real lawyers are vs the whores who apparently are without conscience. Imagine a defense bar that conspires to walk in one week and announce ready on every case!! That would surely cripple the satz conviction crazed machinery. All we need is the other 80% of the lawyers to agree and try it one fine day.
Satz's idea of damage control and justice is directing his spokes-entity to proudly announce the female victim, who was the target of the police conspiracy and spent a night or two in jail will not be prosecuted!! Wow...and you guys complain that Satz aint fair?? Notice Ishoy's statement was void of any suggestion of going after the pigs! Political genius at its finest.
Felony charges dropped against Broward prosecutor's husband; it's unclear why
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
2:08 PM EDT, July 31, 2009
Seven felony charges against a Broward prosecutor's husband have been dropped, but the State Attorney's office responsible refused Friday to explain why.
Anthony Mercer was arrested May 21 as a suspected drug dealer in possession of more than an ounce of cocaine, nearly a pound of marijuana and 21 prescription pills. The day he bonded out of jail, his wife filed for divorce.
Mercer has been married to Elizabeth Scherer-Mercer, a prosecutor in the Broward State Attorney's Office, since May 4, 2002. Mercer, a contractor, also is the son-in-law of Bill Scherer, a prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney, sometime developer and Republican Party fundraiser.
Mercer admitted to police that he had packaged the drugs for distribution and said it was "basically paying the rent," according to an arrest report.
Chief Assistant State Attorney Chuck Morton wrote Gov. Charlie Crist asking him to assign a prosecutor from somewhere else in Florida to handle Mercer's case "to avoid any potential conflict or the appearance of impropriety." The case was transferred to Palm Beach County.
Mercer originally faced nine charges seven of those felonies including trafficking in cocaine and possession of unlawful controlled substances including Xanex and oxycodone. The trafficking charge carried a minimum-mandatory three-year prison sentence and a mandatory $50,000 fine.
The two other charges were misdemeanors: possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Last week, the "state declined to file the other charges" besides the misdemeanors, Mercer's defense attorney, Jeremy Kroll said Friday.
"I commend both the prosecutor and the police for their intellectual honestly in their analysis of the case," Kroll said. "I'm prepared to let it stand at that."
Mike Edmondson, spokesman for the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, said he couldn't comment.
"We don't discuss the charging theories," he said. The prosecutor on the case, Craig Salisbury, was on vacation and unavailable for comment.
A court date for the two misdemeanor charges pending against Mercer has not been set yet. If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine on each charge.
Need go no further than Daddyback trying to spread the rumor that Cohen is switching races. Sorry Daddyback, but Mardi is a hundred times more qualified than your son.
The State of Florida, County of Broward is not one continuous trough for you to eat from one end of it to the other. Babyback has no chance. You should never have tried to pull another one of your tricks.
This is one trick that you ain't gonna pull off just like most of the others you've tried. Down in flames is the way I see Babyback going.
The double standard of the application of justice in re: Mercer just outrageous.
If it had been a poor black man who was in possession of a small amount of a controlled substance, could you imagine he would have received the same break? It's so transparent the way these things work.
What if the rumor that Liz was sleeping with the cop who arrested her husband is true? Think about it....
The initial encounter between the police and Mercer read rather suspect in the arrest report. In fact the entire report was unusual in the way it described the contents of the warehouse and Mercer's statements (why would he confess outright... he knows better... his wife is a prosecutor). What if Kroll was able to learn something about the context of that alarm call to the police or about the relationship between Liz and the arresting officer or the detective behind this arrest. Kroll did his job then. And that could be why this case was quickly broken down to nothing. In the Sentinel article Kroll used a cryptic statement...praising the cops and the filing prosecutor and saying "I commend both the prosecutor and the police for their intellectual honesty in their analysis of the case." Why is he praising the cops... for their honesty? Were they being honest that it was a bad arrest? I bet they were. Don't forget Kroll is Scherer's lawyer too. When Scherer's son was arrested a few years ago they went to Kroll.
Remember Liz had consulted a divorce lawyer obviously before the arrest and she wanted full custody of their daughter. Who knows what devious revenge she could dole out to others when she wants her way. Maybe Kroll uncovered a bad arrest- maybe the whole thing was a set-up.
This smells so bad...
Now the question is did the cops do another "Walt Disney"?
Dead Meat, that's what babyback and Lee Seidman are going to be in 2010.
Papaback will be Dead Meat in 2012. Oh yes Paul, get ready for an opponent come 2012. Your mentee ana banana gardiner will be getting one too.
What goes around comes around.
You f--ked with the wrong person. And you have no idea who that is.
Just following orders got it right. Satz has built his unjust empire at the expense of working class people who don't exchange favors for justice. How can the average citizen work towards getting that lying, self important, unjust Satz out of office? He rules as a dictator. Why can't we get rid of him? I realize the people working around him fear for their jobs and freedom should he know their names and they fail to pay a parking ticket. Freedom for his felon friends and jail for everyone else. I will help in anyway [legal of course] possible to rid Broward of Dictator Satz. I'll be following this blog hoping someone out there is strong enough to stand up to the tyrant bully. I've lived through an extremely unjust situation with the king....I know.
My reading of the circumstances surrounding the Mercer case leaves me with the feeling that facts are the last thing taken into consideration when determining the guilt or innocents of someone charged with a crime.
The only fact that emerges without much doubt is that politics rein supreme when judging the process as a whole and its lack of fairness when applied to different economic segments of our society.
It also dawns on me that this apparent lack of fairness is a real problem that continues to manifest itself drawing attention to one of the main inconsistencies facing the ethical application of justice, leaving one with the thought that the scales of justice are stacked against the poor and politically unconnected.
This bodes poorly for a system already under siege for corrupt practice that in the end only serves to further degrade the integrity of all of us connected to it.
In this case Lady Justice remained not only blind, but deaf and dumb as well as the maxim of equal application of law was again perverted.
Hey Mardi...why don't you do your homework before you attempt to fabricate and then spread ridiculous rumors. The arresting officer in Mercer's case was a WOMAN, and there was no "lead detective." So now what, Liz is a lesbian? Liz hired someone to stand in as lead detective? The scary part is that you actually think you have what it takes to be a Judge.
To 9:57am aka papaback
Give it a rest papaback. You're almost as out of control as A-turd.
Hey all you legal scholars out there. You can't search through someone's personal stuff unless you have a WARRANT which FLPD did NOT have in the Mercer incident. Rich or poor, we all live under the same constitution don't we?????
Talking about legal scholars: I know you can't be talking about Babyback. Barely five years in and no more court appointed cases equal a quasi idiot move by Pappaback to think he could enshrine him in Laz's spot?
Just what we need. Another Babbyback squirm factor of zero with about as much promise of zero.
Better get ready. Mardi will cream him Butt head for any number of reasons not to mention she's a much better candidate.
It's like comparing Einstein to the Blues Brothers. Both of them.
Just be happy Laz is almost out of here.
Why would Mardi switch races when Backman is such an eazy win? One night at the condos and Backman is done. He'd look like he'd be there to sing nursery rimes, not run for judge. It's laughable. The only one not laughing now is Judge Backman. Guess he didn't think this one through. It's Cohen for sure against Jeff.
I'd say it's wishful thinking by Backman that Cohen is going to switch races. Backman is gonna have to come up with another scheme if he wants to put his kid on the bench.
Who cares whether Cohen stays in the race against Backman or not. She'll win this time whatever race she's in. Backman is just the easiest race to win fast. It's the old swan song for Backman before he's even started.
My vote and money is for Cohen!!!!!
While babyback ribs are popular at the retirement communities, Babyback is not.
He walks around like one of the zombies on Night of the Living Dead.
I feel bad for babyB, I mean this kid is probably having to try and live up to papa wants, needs & expectations but instead is used to having everything HANDED to him on a silver platter like a spoiled rotten child. Let him be his own man papa-back! (control freak)
Agreed, he is spoiled, and very dull. I think a rock has more personality. It kills me to see his daddy instructing him on who to go make kissy face with. now, where's my blankie?
Well said Lloyd. I have a case now where my client has no priors and is being offered 3 years in prison for an aggravated assault. When he asks me why he is being offered 3 years and the defendant got cc/probation in the Adderly case, what am I supposed to say? In one of David Shulson's cases my client who was an attorney and was charged with organized scheme to defraud was offered 4 years. Deputy Grady sexually assaults someone and gets a misdemeanor and probation. How is this justified? The weakness in the case --- you take weak cases to trial for everyone else. Only the privileged seem to get a valid factual assessment which leads to a reduction in charges. Then there are the cases, as in the cited matter, where you had a confession and pled it to a misdemeanor. What is the justification for that? The legal community really deserves to know.
I will give you that the comment concerning all ASAs is not a fair one, because many of you try your best and do an excellent job. However, some of you are very nasty and fail to realize that people's lives are significantly affected by your actions. Maybe those who fall in the latter category are young and untrained. Unfortunately, the supervisors in your office who refuse to look at the facts of the case for the average citizen, but then look for holes in cases where it is convenient for political reasons, have no excuse. We need justice for everyone in Broward.
Wasn't there an exigency? Wasn't there plain view?
You may have a point, but the rich or poor comment is where you lose me.
You think Satz wouldn't "let the jury decide" on a guy alleged to be moving as much dope as this guy, even with a bad arrest? Come on now, time to sniff the real world air.
Yall ever heard of "substantial assistance"?
Yall ever heard of substantial being offered before charges get filed?
Never, ever (or without a plea first)